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NCI Community Cancer Centers Program
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The Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center at Hartford Hospital has been chosen to participate in the pilot phase of a new program that, if fully implemented, will help bring state-of-the-art cancer care to patients in community hospitals across the United States.
The selection of Hartford Hospital's Gray Cancer Center for this extremely competitive program was based on several factors including the hospital's leadership role in excellent care delivery, clinical research programs, outreach efforts and cancer information systems.
The program is designed to encourage the collaboration of private-practice medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists. It will research new and enhanced ways to assist, educate, and better treat the needs of underserved populations—including elderly, rural, inner-city and low-income patients—as well as racial and ethnic groups with unusually high cancer rates.
Evidence from a wide range of studies suggests that cancer patients diagnosed and treated in such a setting of multi-specialty care and clinical research may live longer and have a better quality of life.
 Salner |
“We are proud that Hartford Hospital has been selected among only 14 centers in the United States to become an NCI Community Cancer Centers Program,” said Andrew Salner, MD, director of the Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center at Hartford Hospital. |
“This clearly recognizes our expertise in comprehensive multidisciplinary cancer care, and also our efforts in outreach, research, and support. Participation in this program will further ensure our leadership role in cancer care in New England, and facilitate our meaningful contribution to advancing significant issues related to cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and research.”
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